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Catalans go to the polls in regional elections
A voter prepares to cast his ballot for Catalonia's regional elections in La Roca del Valles, north of Barcelona, May 12, 2024
CATALANS went to the polls today in a regional election that will test the strength of the separatist movement in the wealthy north-eastern part of Spain.
More than 5.7 million voters were eligible to choose lawmakers for the regional parliament, based in Barcelona.
Separatists have held the regional government for more than a decade.
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